Absence

I feel your absence in every room.

I’m tired of looking for you

Wait, you say

I am waiting too long!

I’m afraid I’ll forget

To open the door for you 

I might lie idle 

Consigned to oblivion

You hide

You ask me to wait

I forget what I am waiting for

With each new face

You remind me

Your kiss has been there, all along

On the lips of others

That wear different eyes

And hold me 

With different hands

Your kindness has been there

While I sit across the table

From a different man

Your passion has danced

In the eyes of one whose words

Relay a separate truth

Your generosity has been there

There in the hearts of many

Sharing comfort

Warmth

I see you and feel you

At every crossing

Coming and going

Wearing many faces

Women with hats

Men with shoes

I feel your presence in every room.

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